This article was published in the daily newspaper El Tribuno de Salta, Salta, Argentina, May 23, 2003.
Two scientists affiliated to the Fundacion Instituto Biofsico de Investigaciones (FICI) headquartered in La Matanza and directed by Pedro Romaniuk, one of the most well-known analysts of the UFO phenomenon and an author of 20 books on the subject, claimed having picked up radioactive signatures, microwaves, levels of electricity and oscillations originating from the mountains surrounding Cachi last week, 157 km from the capital and 2,280 meters above sea level. After applying a Russian tester in the vicinity of the Nevado de Cachi, they concluded that the signals are not natural in origin, and rather originate by machinery operated by intelligent beings.
"The oscillations clearly indicate that several kilometers beneath the surface there is activity: alternating electrical waves, which means a power source," said Hesse. "This could mean engines," he added. The area was not chosen at random: it was based on four film recordings made by local mountaineer Antonio Zuleta. All of them show analogous images, strange, swiftly moving lights, which appear to "plunge" into the ground at the same point. "We will have to return with equipment of higher sensitivity an the data," observed Millstein.
However, despite the magnitude of their discovery, members of the FICI were not impressed. "It's just that this is one of the hottest areas of the planet regarding extraterrestrial activity. It's a band that stretches from La Poma to Cayafate and which has roused interest all over the world. Zuleta's recordings and the signals recorded from the depths of the earth correspond to a technology not native to our world. "To those of us in this field, the possibility that vessels may penetrate the earth is not Ecuador to Mendoza," they concluded. The FICI organization's leader is also one of South America's better-known contactees.
